About block 963,548
Bitcoin block 963,548 was mined by Foundry USA on August 22, 2026 at 6:48 AM UTC, 2 min 45 s after block 963,547. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,605 transactions in 1.55 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, down from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0106 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1356 BTC for this block.
Block 963,548 is number 1,917 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 477; 99 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 963,647. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 86,452 blocks after this one.
Its hash starts with 20 zeros: that is the proof of work, a number below the target that the whole network’s hashrate had to search for. Foundry USA found 267 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 10,576 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.